Profiles 1998 Glossary SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS A/D – analog-to-digital CCD – charge-coupled device ADSL – asymmetrical digital subscriber line CD – compact disk ARM – advanced RISC machines CDC – clock distribution circuits ASIC – application-specific integrated circuit CDMA – code division multiple access ASM – application-specific memory CD – R/E – recordable and erasable compact disk ASPN – application-specific passive network CD-R – recordable compact disk ASSP – application-specific standard product CD-ROM – CD read only memory ATAPI – pc driver interface CD-RW – rewritable compact disk ATE – automatic test equipment CF – compact flash ATF – automatic track finding CLASIC – custom linear ASIC ATM – asynchronous transfer mode CMOS – complementary metal oxide BCD – bipolar/CMOS/DMOS semiconductor BCDMOS – bipolar/CMOS/DMOS CPLD – complex PLD BECMOS – bipolar enhanced CMOS CRT – cathode ray tube BiCMOS – bipolar complementary MOS CSA – customer structured array CAD – computer aided design D/A – digital-to-analog CAD/CAM – computer aided design/computer DAC – digital-to-analog converter aided manufacturing DACS – digital access cross-connect systems CAE – computer aided engineering DBS – direct broadcast satellite CAM – content-addressable memories DC/DC – direct current to direct current CATV – cable television DECT – digital European cordless telephone CBA – cell based array DES – data encryption standard CBP – complementary bipolar INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION 6-1 Glossary Profiles 1998 DFE – decision-feedback-equalizer FDDI – fiber distributed data interface DFP – digital filter processor FDDI – fiber optic distributor interface (fiber optic data link) DI – dielectric isolation FEC – forward error correction DiNOR – divided bitline NOR FED – field emission display DMA – direct memory access FET – field effect transistor DMOS – Dallas metal oxide semiconductor, facility name for TI fab FIFO – first-in first-out (memory ICs) DMOS – double-diffused MOS FIR – finite impulse response DRAM – dynamic ram FPAA – field programmable analog array DSL – digital subscriber line FPD – flat panel display DSP – digital signal processors FPGA – field programmable gate array DTADS – digital tapeless answering devices FRAM – ferroelectric RAM DTMF – dual tone multi-frequency GaAs – Gallium Arsenide DVD – digital video disks GPS – global positioning system ECL – emitter coupled logic GSM – global systems mobile ECL – emitter coupler logic GTL – gunning transceiver logic EDA – electronic design automation GTV – graphic TV EDRAM – enhanced DRAM GUI – graphical user interface EEPROM – electrically-erasable PROM HAD – high-density array EL – electroluminescent lamp HBT – hetero-junction bipolar technology EMI – electromagnetic interference HC/HCT – high speed CMOS logic EPLD – electrically programmable logic device HDD – high density disk EPROM – erasable programmable read-only- HDMOS – high performance DMOS memory HDRAM – high-density DRAM ESDRAM – enhanced synchronous DRAM HDSL – high speed DSL 6-2 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION Profiles 1998 Glossary HDTV – high-definition television LAN – local area network HEMT – high electron mobility transistor LCD – liquid crystal display HMOS – high-performance MOS LCMOS – liquid crystal metal oxide semiconductor device HSTL – high speed CMOS logic LED – light-emitting diode HVAC – high voltage alternating current LNA – low noise amplifier (CMOS technology) HVIC – high voltage IC LPGA – laser programmable gate array I/O – input/output device LSI – large-scale integration IC – integrated circuit MAC – media-access controllers ICC – image compression coprocessor MCM – multichip modules IDE – integrated device electronics PCI controllers and/or drivers MCU – microcontroller unit IDE – integrated drive electronics MDL – merged DRAM with logic IGBT – insulated gate bipolar transistors MDRAM – multibank DRAM IMFET – internally matched field effect transistor MEC – motion estimation coprocessor (GaAs) MEMS – micro-electro-mechanical systems IP – intellectual property MESFET – metal enhanced semiconductor field IPM – intelligent power modules effect transistor IPS – image processing systems MFLOPS – million floating-point operations per second ISA – industry standard architecture MIDI – musical instrument digital interface ISD – information storage devices MIL-STD – military standard (U.S.) ISDN – integrated services digital network MIPS – millions of instructions per second ISP – in-system programmability MMIC – monolithic microwave integrated circuit JFET – junction field effect transistor MML – merged memory logic JI-Bipolar – junction induced bipolar transistor MMU – memory management unit JTAG – joint test action group MMUI – multimedia user interface INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION 6-3 Glossary Profiles 1998 MMX – multimedia extension PC – personal computer MOPS – millions of operations per second PCI – peripheral component interconnect MOS – metal oxide semiconductor PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association MOSFET – metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor PCS – personal communication services MPEG – moving pictures expert group (image PDA – personal digital assistant compression standard) PDH – plesiochronous digital hierarchy MPGA – mask-programmed gate array (multiplexing and de-multiplexing hierarchy) MPLD – mask-programmed logic device PHEMT – pseudomorphic high-electron mobility MPU – microprocessor unit transistor MTP – multi-time programmable PLD – programmable logic device MUX – multiplexer PLL – phase locked-loop technology NAND – not-AND gate PRML – partial response maximum likelihood (communication channel technology) NMOS – N-channel MOS PROM – programmable read-only memory NOR – not-OR gate; building structure of an IC PSID – programmable switching and interface NRE – non-recurring engineering (expense) devices NTSC – video standard for North America PSRAM – pseudo SRAM NVRAM – non-volatile random access memory PWM – pulse width modulator NVRAM or NOVRAM – non-volatile RAM RADSL – rate adaptive digital subscriber line NVSRAM – non-volatile SRAM RAM – random access memory OEM – original equipment manufacturer RAM-DAC – random access memory digital to analog converter OTP – one-time programmable RDRAMS – rambus DRAM PACT – personal air communications technology RF – radio frequency PAL – programmable array logic RFIC – radio frequency integrated circuit PAL – video standard for Europe RFID – radio frequency identification devices 6-4 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION Profiles 1998 Glossary RIC – remote intelligent communications SRAM – static RAM RISC – reduced instruction set computer SSF – solid-state file ROM – read-only memory SSR – solid-state relays RTC – real-time clock STRAM – self-timed RAM SAC – self-aligned contact SVGA – super video graphics accelerator SACMOS – self-aligned contact MOS device TCP – tape carrier packaging SAR – segmentation and re-assembly TTL – transistor-transistor logic SBC – single board computer UART – universal asynchronous receiver transmitter SCC – serial communication controllers ULC – universal logic circuits SCSI – small computer system interface UMA – unified memory architecture SDRAM – synchronous DRAM USB – universal serial bus SGRAM – synchronous graphics RAM VCR – video cassette recorder SIMM – single in-line memory module VGA – video graphics accelerator SLAC – subscriber line audio processing circuits VHSIC – very high speed integrated circuit SLIC – subscriber line interface circuits VLSI – very large scale integration SMDS – switched multi-megabit data server VME – address-oriented memory bus; SNOS – silicon-nitride-oxide semiconductor telecommunications standard SOG – sea-of-gates VRAM – video RAM SOI – silicon-on-insulator VSP – vector signal processors SOS – silicon-on-sapphire WAN – wide area network SPARC – “Scalable Processor Architecture,” Sun WLAN – wireless local area networks Microsystems Inc. trade name for their microprocessor WPABX – wireless private automatic branch exchange SPGA – system programmable gate array XDSL – digital subscriber line (access to Internet) SPLD – simple PLD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION 6-5.